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"Dream Studio" Tutorials

Introduction.

Sanriotown's Dream Studio section has been designed with both the novice and the seasoned user in mind. The user-centric interface is context-sensitive meaning that you will find your way around the application quite easily. In a matter of minutes, you can build eye-catching Flash Videos that are sure to impress your friends. Dream Studio is pre-loaded with a wide variety of special effects, and further experimentation will lead to mastery of the program. Only constant practice will make you a "power user". We give you the tools; you supply the imagination.

This guide will introduce you to the basics but if you wish to learn more advanced techniques and effects you can head to the next section, which thoroughly discusses each effect in detail.

The Interface.

Pay attention to the image below and you will notice that the interface is actually divided into two parts. The bounded red area is the Slide Control Box while the yellow bounded area is our Workspace.

This peach-colored box is the Slide Control Box. This is where you create new slides and input photos and movies. Slide duration can also be adjusted. The current build of Dream Studio section supports JPG, JPEG, GIF, PNG, and BMP for photos, and AVI, MPG, MPEG, MOV, and ASF for videos.
Figure 1 Slide Control Box

The space below the Slide Control Box is the Workspace. This is where most of the editing, text inputs, and special effects are done.